Kremlin: London refuses to issue visas to Russian diplomats

Saturday, October 13, 2018 1:00:57 PM

Britain refuses to issue visas to Russian diplomats, said Russian Ambassador to London Alexander Yakovenko.

“We are not able to fill these vacancies since the UK refuses to issue visas to our diplomats to arrive in the UK,” said the ambassador at the press conference when asked who will replace the diplomats expelled by London in March.

According to Yakovenko, it is necessary to restore normal communication to fill the vacancies.

“So far, we have seen a non-constructive position from the side of the UK government. It has hampered the work of our embassy which is now practically empty,” Yakovenko said.